Senior Software Developer (Full Stack)

We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Python Developer with some experience in Laravel to spearhead our offshore team, in managing a large-scale USA-based product platform.

As a Senior Python Developer, you will primarily focus on building efficient data-driven applications and robust web scraping solutions. You will leverage your experience with the Scrapy framework for large-scale data collection and processing. While Python is the primary language, some experience in Laravel will be essential to contribute to PHP-based projects, allowing for full-stack support when needed.

This role requires a proactive, resourceful developer who can think on their feet and efficiently tackle complex problems.

Key Responsibilities

1. Scrapy Web Scraping: Develop, optimize, and maintain web scrapers using the Scrapy framework to gather, process, and store data from various online sources.
2. Back-End Development: Design, develop, and implement scalable backend solutions in Python, focusing on reliability, efficiency, and high performance.
3. Laravel Integration (As Needed): Contribute to existing Laravel projects, working with the PHP framework to support API endpoints, and ensure seamless integration with Python-based services.
4. API Development & Integration: Build and integrate RESTful APIs to facilitate seamless communication between applications and external data sources.
5. Data Processing & Storage: Create efficient data processing pipelines and manage SQL/NoSQL databases to store and organize large datasets collected through Scrapy.
6. System Architecture: Work collaboratively with other developers to design scalable, resilient architectures that support data-heavy applications.
7. Continuous Integration & Automation: Use Python to automate tasks, optimize CI/CD workflows, and enhance deployment processes for faster and more reliable releases.
8. Mentorship & Code Review: Mentor junior developers, conduct code reviews, and contribute to maintaining high coding standards and best practices.

Qualifications

Experience

• 5+ years of professional experience in Python development, with a strong focus on web scraping using Scrapy.
• 1-2 years of experience with Laravel (intermediate understanding is acceptable for full-stack support).
• Demonstrated experience with data-driven projects, showcasing resourceful problem-solving abilities.

Technical Skills:

1. Python: Advanced proficiency in Python, particularly with libraries for data manipulation and web scraping.
2. Scrapy Framework: Extensive experience in Scrapy, including creating custom spiders, handling complex data extraction requirements, and working with proxies and data pipelines.
3. Laravel (PHP): Familiarity with Laravel for backend development, including API creation, routing, and MVC structure.
4. Database Management: Proficiency in SQL and NoSQL databases for efficient data storage and retrieval.
5. API Development: Hands-on experience with RESTful APIs and integrating external services.
6. Automation & DevOps: Familiarity with CI/CD tools, Docker, and version control systems (Git).
7. Cloud Platforms: Experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure is a plus.

Why Join Us?

• High-Impact Role: Work on projects where your expertise in Scrapy and Python will directly influence our data capabilities and client success.
• Growth Opportunities: Access to learning resources, mentorship, and a supportive environment for continuous professional development.
• Innovative Culture: Join a team that values out-of-the-box thinking, resourcefulness, and efficient problem-solving.

• Design and implementation of the overall web architecture
• Pixel-perfect implementation and integration of our approved user interface
• Design and construction of REST API
• Build efficient, testable, and reusable PHP modules
• Design and deployment of database
• Integration of data storage solutions including various databases, blob stores, key-value pairs, etc.
• Solve complex performance problems and architectural challenges
• Ensuring the entire stack is designed and built for speed and scalability
• Design and implementation of continuous integration and deployment
• Handle overall website deployment and build process
• Work closely with different stakeholders to both develop detailed specification documents with clear project deliverables and timelines, and to ensure timely completion of deliverables.

• 3-5 years of experience in web development and coding within a cross-disciplinary environment
• Good at writing HTML, CSS,Bootstrap and JavaScript. Being up on the latest practices is a must, e.g., HTML5, CSS3, and ECMAScript 6 (minimum)
• Good experience in JQuery, JavaScript
• Must have exp. on PHP, MYSQL, MVC, Linux, logging, Unit testing, Subversion, Restful/soap
• Experience with Source Control tools (Subversion
• Expert in back-end programming language PHP with Laravel framework and IDE
• Good experience in JQuery, JavaScript.
• ReactJS, AngularJS or VueJS would be preferred
• Experience with Source Control tools (Subversion)
• Ideally, familiarity with CSS preprocessors, bundlers, and associated languages/ syntaxes/ libraries
• Database design and management with No-SQL, Mysql, including being up on the latest practices and associated version
• Familiarity with databases (e.g. MySQL, MongoDB), web servers (e.g. Apache) and UI/UX design
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills
• Familiarity with a relevant and globally supported framework both front-end and back-end
• Thorough understanding of user experience and possibly even product strategy
• Experience implementing testing platforms and unit tests
• Proficiency with version control system preferred Git
• Appreciation for clean and well-documented code
• Experienced in full web development life cycle from requirements gathering to Server management and deployment for the relevant environment
• WordPress Experience is a plus.
• Understanding of SEO principles.

Roles/Responsibilities:

 Own a team of 15-20 Developers and QAs at various levels

 Provide continuous feedback, training and make sure team is working on their full

    potential at all time

 Review the architecture/design of a product/module/feature and provide feedback

 Architect, design and/or hands-on code the critical portion of a

   product/module/feature

 Mentor the tech-leads on architecting the product to deliver on-time

Jobs Skills required:

 Strong tech background of working in product company

 Understanding of various backend and frontend technologies and its core concepts

 Ability to understand the business problems and solve it with innovative tech

    solutions

 Very strong analytical and problem-solving skills in super changing environment

~ What Qualities are we looking for ~

-Be part of a Culture where Customer Obsession, Ownership, Teamwork, Bias for Action and Insist on High standards are a way of life
-Desire to work in a start-up environment, work culture, and be able to self-manage and self-initiative.
-Learn and use cutting-edge technology to build state-of-the-art platforms that enhance customer experience at scale
-Be part of high-performing teams that know how to have fun along the way
-Collaborating with Designer and Product Managers to translate beautiful designs into pixel-perfect views
-Experimenting and suggesting improvements to our frontend tools & workflows
-Taking the lead to maintain, refactor and if necessary, throw away legacy frontend code -End-to-end engineering
- design, development, testing, and deployment for the UI work

~ Job Requirements ~

• experienced in Node.js, Express.JS, MongoDB etc
• Strong coding and design skills.
• Good command over Data Structures & Algorithms.
• The ability to produce bug-free and production-grade code.

Job Description

Job brief

We are looking for a Full Stack Developer to produce scalable software solutions. You’ll be part of a cross-functional team that’s responsible for the full software development life cycle, from conception to deployment.

As a Full Stack Developer, you should be comfortable with both front-end and back-end coding languages, development frameworks, and third-party libraries. You should also be a team player with a knack for visual design and utility.

Responsibilities

• Work with development teams and product managers to ideate software solutions
• Good working knowledge of PHP MVC web frameworks (Symfony or Codeigniter or Laravel)
• Proficiency in JavaScript (or jQuery) programming.
• Relational database skills with MySQL
• Understanding of responsive CSS design frameworks such as Bootstrap.

Requirements and skills

• Proven experience as a Full Stack Developer or similar role
• Experience developing desktop and mobile applications
• Familiarity with common stacks
• Knowledge of multiple front-end languages and libraries (e.g. HTML/ CSS, JavaScript, XML, jQuery)
• Knowledge of multiple back-end languages and JavaScript frameworks (e.g. Angular, React, Node.js)
• Familiarity with databases (e.g. MySQL, MongoDB), web servers (e.g. Apache), and UI/UX design
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills
• Great attention to detail
• Organizational skills
• An analytical mind
• Degree in Computer Science, Statistics, or relevant field

Interested candidates can share their CVs to shubhashish.dutta (at the rate) viswasi.com 

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Programming Language: Python. 
• Familiarity with some ORM (Object Relational Mapper) libraries Experience in Python web framework such as Django, Flask, etc.
• Good Knowledge in any SQL database administration Understanding of the threading limitations of Python, and multi-process architecture.
• Experience in developing modular plugins for any open source enterprise business web applications
• Knowledge in integrating third-party applications using any web service is also preferred.
• Strong background in Object-Oriented Programming Strong experience in PostgreSQL. Knowledge in HTML 5, CSS and XML/RML is must.

Responsibilities and Duties: 

• Knowledge in Python programming and Odoo ERP
• Knowledge in developing applications using Python.
• Knowledge about Web Technologies, Web Services Sound knowledge of coding, server deployment and troubleshooting.

Srijan Technologies is a 18+ year-old technology services firm. For a large part of its life, Srijan has specialised in building content management systems with expertise in PHP-based open-source CMS’, specifically Drupal. In recent years Srijan has diversified into
i) Data Engineering using NodeJS and Python,
ii) Data Science -- Analytics and Machine Learning and
iii) API Management using APIGEE.

Srijan is approx 400 people. Srijan’s development offices in India are located in New Delhi, Gurugram, Goa, Bangalore and Mumbai, Delhi, Gurgaon, and Goa are the largest offices. In addition, a few developers & delivery leads are located in several countries globally -- USA (New York, Charlotte), Singapore, Philippines (Manila), Australia (Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne), Germany (Berlin), Japan (Tokyo). In each of these countries, Srijan has a functional legal subsidiary.

Srijan works largely with enterprises or mid-large sized global firms and focuses on recurring business from these accounts, thereby bringing much-needed predictability of revenue for high-growth companies. It works with several top brands at the moment.

The firm is beginning to invest in startups and in joint research projects with top institutes. For instance, it recently partnered with IIT-Delhi to invest in an 18-month project for building a solution for ‘Honey traceability using Blockchain’.

The leadership team at Srijan has set itself an audacious goal of reaching $25 million in revenue (while maintaining healthy EBITDA margins) in FY 2020 -- doubling our revenues. This requires significant technology and delivery leadership bandwidth to be created in the firm to ensure our high-quality standards are not compromised.

Each year Srijan donates 7% of its profits to Srijan Foundation Trust a registered non-profit which runs several projects including non-formal schools (directly or via partner organizations) and Indic civilizational projects such as #SrijanTalks.

Responsibilities:

Srijan’s team of enterprise Drupalists are helping our customers build cutting-edge web experiences, migrate to Drupal, tune and improve their Drupal implementations, and advise on all things Drupal and web architecture.

With the rapid adoption of Drupal as a web platform, and with our growing number of technical development projects supporting our clients and partners, our Technical Architects are in high demand. They consult remotely or travel on-site periodically to work with some of the most talented technologists and some of the hottest web properties on leading-edge web development projects.

Engagements vary by customer and can include anything from custom coding and mentoring of partner and client teams to application design and ongoing guidance on architecture through development and application launch.

Requirements:

● Prior experience building, leading, and architecting Drupal applications.

•  Knowledge of Drupal 8, 9 is a plus.
• Knowledge of at least 1-2 non-PHP frameworks.  Perform complex Drupal development tasks including custom module development using the Drupal API system and hooks from major Drupal core systems

● Ability to guide technical discussions with both technical and non-technical audiences

● Ability to negotiate mutually agreeable outcomes with clients, partners, and Srijan stakeholders.

● Ability to perform complex Drupal development tasks including custom module development using the Drupal API system and hooks from major Drupal core systems

● Experience defining and scope a technical solution for large scale Drupal projects

● Experience working in a consulting or agency environment with direct interaction with enterprise-level clients preferred.

● Excellent ability to partner with both internal and external stakeholders.

● Strong leadership and presentation skills.

● Passion for the web, open-source development.

● Deep experience architecting web solutions.

• Understanding of HTTP Layers
• Understanding of API Modeling 
• Understanding the caching layers 
• Understanding of Microservice architecture.
• Understanding of the Event bus system.

● PHP, Drupal, MySQL, SQL administration, and optimization, and Unix/Linux or Windows server.

● 7+ years developing Drupal applications.

● Must be a self-starter that thrives in a fast-paced work environment.

● Knowledge of or experience with other CMS technologies and/or open-source technology is a plus.

● Long-time Drupalists, that are active contributors, are well rewarded, but we’ll also help great developers and consultants become one

● Experience providing technical support or consulting strongly preferred.

● Strong problem-solving abilities, initiative, and the ability to thrive under pressure.

● Excellent interpersonal and English communication skills.

● Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related discipline preferred

● Understanding of Virtualisation and containerization.

● Well versed with Build, Bake, and Run process of CI/CD

● Understanding of Debugging, Performance optimization and CI/Cd tools.

● Should have a pulse of the latest technology trend.